Simpson C J
Br J Psychiatry. 1984 Oct;145:441-3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.145.4.441.
A questionnaire was sent to 274 doctors and nurses. The first section was to see if certain symptoms and signs elicited the description of patients as 'confused', and the second to discover the respondents' definitions. The results showed a marked discordance in health workers' understanding of this word 'confused' in reference to patients, and it is suggested that it should only be used if it is clearly defined.
一份问卷被发送给274名医生和护士。第一部分是查看某些症状和体征是否会使患者被描述为“神志不清”,第二部分是了解受访者的定义。结果显示,医护人员对“神志不清”这个词用于描述患者的理解存在明显差异,建议只有在明确界定的情况下才使用该词。